26 With the godly thou wilt show thyself godly: with the upright man thou wilt show thyself upright.

27 With the pure thou wilt show thyself pure, and with the [a]froward thou wilt show thyself froward.

28 Thus thou wilt save the poor people: but thine eyes are upon the haughty, to humble them.

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Footnotes

  1. 2 Samuel 22:27 Their wickedness is cause that thou seemest to forget thy wonted mercy.

26 “To the faithful you show yourself faithful,
    to the blameless you show yourself blameless,
27 to the pure(A) you show yourself pure,
    but to the devious you show yourself shrewd.(B)
28 You save the humble,(C)
    but your eyes are on the haughty(D) to bring them low.(E)

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